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WorksheetsQuiz: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
These items could be just as valuable as gold in the Old World:
coffee, chocolate, potatoes
sugar cane, tobacco, indigo
rice, silk, whale oil
spices, tea, tools
The Triangle Trade was...
the movement of slaves from Africa to the Americas.
a trading of triangle-shaped objects, usually made of gold.
the movement of goods and people from the Americas to Africa.
the movement of goods & humans between Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Where were the majority of enslaved Africans sent?
The Caribbean Islands
North America
Portuguese Brazil
Europe
Which of the following best describes the space aboard a slave ship.
cramped
roomy
luxurious
typical
Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.
True
False
Combining raw materials and processed goods into finished products.
charter
intolerant
triangle trade
manufacturing
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
The Caribbean
The Indian
The Atlantic
The Pacific
How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?
The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves
The slaves were well fed and clothed
The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves
None of these
Which group of people did Africans replace as slaves in the Americas?
Peasants from China
English Serfs
Spanish slaves
Native Americans
How did the African kings likely view the Africans they sold?
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
fellow Africans
cannibals
family
How did the Atlantic Slave Trade affect Africa's future?
Africa's villages ceased to exist
Africa's economy collapsed
Africa's population increased
Africans would be seen as equals to Europeans
The crops grown in the New World were...
labor intensive
very dangerous to cultivate
easy to grow
also grown in Africa
Introducing guns to Africa caused
many wars and conflict
better ones to be tested and developed
a shortage in ammunition
none of these
What group of people usually captured slaves in Africa?
Europeans
Other Africans
Indians
Chinese
Originally, a difference of being a slave in Africa vs the Americas was ____. Later, of course, that would change.
it wasn't usually for their lifetime
being able to marry a free person
they could own land
All of these actually
Slavery had a huge demographic impact on African society because...
European colonizers improved their societies
they had access to imported goods from the Americas
guns wiped out entire villages
some lost entire generations
